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Wyoming Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment(1)

Wyoming Statewide | Laramie County | Natrona County

Wyoming Current Employment Statistics (CES) showed another very small increase in over-the-year employment from February 1997 to 1998 (up 0.8%), similar to the 0.7 percent increase from January 1997 to 1998.

WYOMING STATEWIDE(*)
Employment in Thousands % Change in Employment
FEB 98 (p) JAN 98 (r) FEB 97 JAN-FEB 98 FEB 97-98
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT 213.9 214.2 212.3 -0.1 0.8
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 39.4 39.7 37.7 -0.8 4.5
--Mining 16.5 16.6 15.8 -0.6 4.4
----Coal Mining 4.5 4.5 4.5 0.0 0.0
----Oil & Gas Extraction 8.1 8.2 7.7 -1.2 5.2
------Crude Petrol-Natural Gas 2.6 2.6 2.6 0.0 0.0
------Oil & Gas Field Services 5.5 5.6 5.1 -1.8 7.8
----Nonmetallic Minerals 3.2 3.2 3.1 0.0 3.2
--Construction 12.4 12.3 11.6 0.8 6.9
----General Building Contractors 3.1 3.1 2.8 0.0 10.7
----Heavy Construction 2.9 2.7 2.9 7.4 0.0
----Special Trade Construction 6.4 6.5 5.9 -1.5 8.5
--Manufacturing 10.5 10.8 10.3 -2.8 1.9
----Durable Goods 4.8 4.9 4.8 -2.0 0.0
----Nondurable Goods 5.7 5.9 5.5 -3.4 3.6
------Printing & Publishing 1.6 1.6 1.6 0.0 0.0
------Petroleum & Coal Products 1.3 1.3 1.1 0.0 18.2
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING 174.5 174.5 174.6 0.0 -0.1
--Transportation & Public Utilities 13.5 13.5 13.7 0.0 -1.5
----Transportation 8.4 8.4 8.5 0.0 -1.2
------Railroad Transportation 2.8 2.8 2.9 0.0 -3.4
------Trucking & Warehousing 3.4 3.4 3.4 0.0 0.0
----Communications 1.9 1.9 2.0 0.0 -5.0
------Telephone Communications 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.0 0.0
----Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services 3.2 3.2 3.2 0.0 0.0
------Electric Services 2.1 2.1 2.1 0.0 0.0
--Trade 49.4 50.0 49.5 -1.2 -0.2
----Wholesale Trade 7.8 7.7 7.4 1.3 5.4
------Durable Goods 4.3 4.3 4.0 0.0 7.5
------Nondurable Goods 3.5 3.4 3.4 2.9 2.9
----Retail Trade 41.6 42.3 42.1 -1.7 -1.2
------Bldg. Matls. & Garden Supply 1.7 1.8 1.7 -5.6 0.0
------General Merchandise Stores 4.3 4.6 4.4 -6.5 -2.3
--------Department Stores 3.7 4.0 3.6 -7.5 2.8
------Food Stores 5.3 5.4 5.3 -1.9 0.0
------Auto. Dlrs. & Service Stations 7.5 7.6 7.4 -1.3 1.4
--------Gas Stations 4.0 4.0 3.9 0.0 2.6
------Apparel & Accessory Stores 1.3 1.4 1.3 -7.1 0.0
------Furniture & Home Furn. Stores 1.4 1.4 1.4 0.0 0.0
------Eating & Drinking Places 15.4 15.4 15.9 0.0 -3.1
------Miscellaneous Retail 4.7 4.7 4.7 0.0 0.0
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 8.2 8.1 7.9 1.2 3.8
----Depos-Nondepos & Security Brkrs. 3.8 3.8 3.7 0.0 2.7
------Depository Institutions 3.1 3.1 3.0 0.0 3.3
----Insurance 2.2 2.2 2.2 0.0 0.0
--Services 45.3 45.3 45.0 0.0 0.7
----Hotels & Other Lodging Places 6.6 6.6 6.6 0.0 0.0
----Personal Services 1.9 1.9 1.9 0.0 0.0
----Business Services 5.3 5.3 5.0 0.0 6.0
----Automotive & Misc. Repair Svcs. 2.8 2.8 2.8 0.0 0.0
----Amusements (Rec.Svcs.& Mot.Pics.) 3.2 3.2 3.3 0.0 -3.0
----Health Services 10.1 10.1 10.0 0.0 1.0
------Offices of Doctors of Medicine 2.1 2.1 2.0 0.0 5.0
----Legal Services 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.0 0.0
----Social Services 5.1 5.0 5.2 2.0 -1.9
----Membership Organizations 3.3 3.3 3.3 0.0 0.0
----Engineering & Management 3.3 3.3 3.3 0.0 0.0
--Government 58.1 57.6 58.5 0.9 -0.7
----Total Federal Government 6.6 6.6 6.6 0.0 0.0
------Department of Defense 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.0 0.0
----Total State Government 13.5 13.4 13.4 0.7 0.7
------State Education 5.4 5.4 5.4 0.0 0.0
----Total Local Government 38.0 37.6 38.5 1.1 -1.3
------Local Hospitals 5.1 5.1 4.9 0.0 4.1
------Local Education 21.4 21.1 21.8 1.4 -1.8


LARAMIE COUNTY
Employment in Thousands % Change in Employment
FEB 98 (p) JAN 98 (r) FEB 97 JAN-FEB 98 FEB 97-98
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT 34.1 34.3 34.0 -0.6 0.3
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 3.6 3.6 3.3 0.0 9.1
--Mining & Construction 2.0 2.0 1.8 0.0 11.1
--Manufacturing 1.6 1.6 1.5 0.0 6.7
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING 30.4 30.7 30.7 -1.0 -1.0
--Transportation and Public Util. 2.3 2.3 2.4 0.0 -4.2
--Trade 8.1 8.4 8.0 -3.6 1.2
----Wholesale Trade 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.0 0.0
----Retail Trade 7.4 7.6 7.2 -2.6 2.8
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0
--Services 7.0 7.0 7.3 0.0 -4.1
--Total Government 11.0 11.0 11.0 0.0 0.0
----Federal Government 2.3 2.4 2.4 -4.2 -4.2
----State Government 3.3 3.3 3.3 0.0 0.0
----Local Government 5.3 5.3 5.3 0.0 0.0


NATRONA COUNTY(*)
Employment in Thousands % Change in Employment
FEB 98 (p) JAN 98 (r) FEB 97 JAN-FEB 98 FEB 97-98
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT 29.5 29.7 29.1 -0.7 1.4
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 5.0 5.1 4.8 -2.0 4.2
--Manufacturing 1.5 1.5 1.5 0.0 0.0
--Mining 2.0 2.1 1.8 -4.8 11.1
--Construction 1.5 1.5 1.5 0.0 0.0
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING 24.5 24.6 24.3 -0.4 0.8
--Transportation & Public Utilities 1.7 1.7 1.7 0.0 0.0
----Transportation 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.0 10.0
----Communications & Public Utilities 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.0 -14.3
--Trade 8.2 8.3 8.2 -1.2 0.0
----Wholesale Trade 2.3 2.3 2.3 0.0 0.0
----Retail Trade 5.9 6.0 5.9 -1.7 0.0
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.0 0.0
--Services 8.0 7.9 7.9 1.3 1.3
----Personal & Business Services 1.5 1.5 1.4 0.0 7.1
----Health Services 2.6 2.7 2.8 -3.7 -7.1
--Government 5.4 5.5 5.3 -1.8 1.9
----Local Government 4.0 4.1 4.0 -2.4 0.0
------Local Education 2.8 2.9 2.7 -3.4 3.7

* Published in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics.


(1) Current Employment Statistics (CES) estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers in nonagricultural establishments who worked or received pay during the week which includes the 12th of the month. Self-employed, domestic services, and personnel of the armed forces are excluded.


(p) Subject to revision.
(r) Revised.

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